diff --git a/include/amduat/tgk/store.h b/include/amduat/tgk/store.h
index f5022e8..1a16f41 100644
--- a/include/amduat/tgk/store.h
+++ b/include/amduat/tgk/store.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
 typedef uint64_t amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t;
 
+typedef struct amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t;
+
 typedef struct {
   amduat_tgk_edge_type_id_t *types;
   size_t types_len;
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
   bool (*get_config)(void *ctx, amduat_tgk_store_config_t *out_config);
   bool (*snapshot_id)(void *ctx, amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t *out_id);
+  bool (*snapshot)(void *ctx, amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t *out_snapshot);
   bool (*ingest_artifact)(void *ctx,
                           amduat_reference_t ref,
                           amduat_artifact_t artifact);
@@ -127,6 +130,11 @@ typedef struct {
   void *ctx;
 } amduat_tgk_store_t;
 
+typedef struct amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t {
+  amduat_tgk_store_t store;
+  void (*release)(void *ctx);
+} amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t;
+
 void amduat_tgk_store_init(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
                            amduat_tgk_store_config_t config,
                            amduat_tgk_store_ops_t ops,
@@ -138,6 +146,11 @@ bool amduat_tgk_store_get_config(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
 bool amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
                                   amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t *out_id);
 
+/* Snapshot views are read-only; release with amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_free. */
+bool amduat_tgk_store_snapshot(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
+                               amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t *out_snapshot);
+void amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_free(amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t *snapshot);
+
 bool amduat_tgk_store_ingest_artifact(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
                                       amduat_reference_t ref,
                                       amduat_artifact_t artifact);
diff --git a/src/adapters/tgk_store_fs/tgk_store_fs.c b/src/adapters/tgk_store_fs/tgk_store_fs.c
index c0b1070..4cc89eb 100644
--- a/src/adapters/tgk_store_fs/tgk_store_fs.c
+++ b/src/adapters/tgk_store_fs/tgk_store_fs.c
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ static bool amduat_tgk_store_fs_snapshot_id(void *ctx,
   return mem_ops.snapshot_id(&fs->mem, out_id);
 }
 
+static bool amduat_tgk_store_fs_snapshot(
+    void *ctx,
+    amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t *out_snapshot) {
+  amduat_tgk_store_fs_t *fs = (amduat_tgk_store_fs_t *)ctx;
+  amduat_tgk_store_ops_t mem_ops = amduat_tgk_store_mem_ops();
+
+  if (fs == NULL || mem_ops.snapshot == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return mem_ops.snapshot(&fs->mem, out_snapshot);
+}
+
 static bool amduat_tgk_store_fs_ingest_artifact(void *ctx,
                                                 amduat_reference_t ref,
                                                 amduat_artifact_t artifact) {
@@ -398,6 +410,7 @@ amduat_tgk_store_ops_t amduat_tgk_store_fs_ops(void) {
   memset(&ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
   ops.get_config = amduat_tgk_store_fs_get_config;
   ops.snapshot_id = amduat_tgk_store_fs_snapshot_id;
+  ops.snapshot = amduat_tgk_store_fs_snapshot;
   ops.ingest_artifact = amduat_tgk_store_fs_ingest_artifact;
   ops.ingest_batch = amduat_tgk_store_fs_ingest_batch;
   ops.remove_artifact = amduat_tgk_store_fs_remove_artifact;
diff --git a/src/adapters/tgk_store_mem/tgk_store_mem.c b/src/adapters/tgk_store_mem/tgk_store_mem.c
index 9faf40b..2ef4cb0 100644
--- a/src/adapters/tgk_store_mem/tgk_store_mem.c
+++ b/src/adapters/tgk_store_mem/tgk_store_mem.c
@@ -694,6 +694,49 @@ static bool amduat_tgk_store_mem_snapshot_id(
   return true;
 }
 
+static void amduat_tgk_store_mem_snapshot_release(void *ctx) {
+  amduat_tgk_store_mem_t *mem = (amduat_tgk_store_mem_t *)ctx;
+
+  if (mem == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
+  amduat_tgk_store_mem_free(mem);
+  free(mem);
+}
+
+static bool amduat_tgk_store_mem_snapshot(
+    void *ctx,
+    amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t *out_snapshot) {
+  amduat_tgk_store_mem_t *mem = (amduat_tgk_store_mem_t *)ctx;
+  amduat_tgk_store_mem_t *snapshot_mem;
+  amduat_tgk_store_ops_t ops;
+
+  if (mem == NULL || out_snapshot == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  memset(out_snapshot, 0, sizeof(*out_snapshot));
+
+  snapshot_mem = (amduat_tgk_store_mem_t *)malloc(sizeof(*snapshot_mem));
+  if (snapshot_mem == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_mem_init(snapshot_mem, mem->config, mem->artifacts,
+                                 mem->artifacts_len)) {
+    free(snapshot_mem);
+    return false;
+  }
+  snapshot_mem->snapshot_id = mem->snapshot_id;
+
+  ops = amduat_tgk_store_mem_ops();
+  ops.snapshot = NULL;
+  ops.ingest_artifact = NULL;
+  ops.ingest_batch = NULL;
+  ops.remove_artifact = NULL;
+  amduat_tgk_store_init(&out_snapshot->store, mem->config, ops, snapshot_mem);
+  out_snapshot->release = amduat_tgk_store_mem_snapshot_release;
+  return true;
+}
+
 static bool amduat_tgk_store_mem_ingest_batch_impl(
     amduat_tgk_store_mem_t *mem,
     const amduat_reference_t *refs,
@@ -1290,6 +1333,7 @@ amduat_tgk_store_ops_t amduat_tgk_store_mem_ops(void) {
   memset(&ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
   ops.get_config = amduat_tgk_store_mem_get_config;
   ops.snapshot_id = amduat_tgk_store_mem_snapshot_id;
+  ops.snapshot = amduat_tgk_store_mem_snapshot;
   ops.ingest_artifact = amduat_tgk_store_mem_ingest_artifact;
   ops.ingest_batch = amduat_tgk_store_mem_ingest_batch;
   ops.remove_artifact = amduat_tgk_store_mem_remove_artifact;
diff --git a/src/tgk_stack/store/store.c b/src/tgk_stack/store/store.c
index faa5473..6818f8b 100644
--- a/src/tgk_stack/store/store.c
+++ b/src/tgk_stack/store/store.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "amduat/tgk/store.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 static void amduat_tgk_store_reference_free(amduat_reference_t *ref) {
   if (ref == NULL) {
@@ -39,6 +40,24 @@ bool amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
   return store->ops.snapshot_id(store->ctx, out_id);
 }
 
+bool amduat_tgk_store_snapshot(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
+                               amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t *out_snapshot) {
+  if (store == NULL || store->ops.snapshot == NULL || out_snapshot == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return store->ops.snapshot(store->ctx, out_snapshot);
+}
+
+void amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_free(amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t *snapshot) {
+  if (snapshot == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (snapshot->release != NULL) {
+    snapshot->release(snapshot->store.ctx);
+  }
+  memset(snapshot, 0, sizeof(*snapshot));
+}
+
 bool amduat_tgk_store_ingest_artifact(amduat_tgk_store_t *store,
                                       amduat_reference_t ref,
                                       amduat_artifact_t artifact) {
diff --git a/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_fs.c b/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_fs.c
index fa3f7ed..092d50c 100644
--- a/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_fs.c
+++ b/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_fs.c
@@ -780,11 +780,255 @@ cleanup:
   return exit_code;
 }
 
+static int test_snapshot_consistency(void) {
+  amduat_asl_store_config_t asl_config;
+  amduat_asl_store_fs_t asl_fs;
+  amduat_asl_store_t asl_store;
+  amduat_tgk_store_config_t tgk_config;
+  amduat_tgk_store_t store;
+  amduat_tgk_store_fs_t fs;
+  amduat_tgk_identity_domain_t domains[1];
+  uint32_t edge_tags[1];
+  amduat_tgk_edge_type_id_t edge_types[1];
+  amduat_asl_encoding_profile_id_t encodings[1];
+  amduat_octets_t edge_bytes[2];
+  amduat_reference_t ref_edge1;
+  amduat_reference_t ref_edge2;
+  amduat_reference_t node_a;
+  amduat_reference_t node_b;
+  amduat_reference_t node_c;
+  amduat_reference_t payload1;
+  amduat_reference_t payload2;
+  uint8_t digest_node_a[32];
+  uint8_t digest_node_b[32];
+  uint8_t digest_node_c[32];
+  uint8_t digest_payload1[32];
+  uint8_t digest_payload2[32];
+  uint8_t digest_edge2[32];
+  amduat_tgk_edge_body_t edge1;
+  amduat_tgk_edge_body_t edge2;
+  amduat_reference_t edge1_from[1];
+  amduat_reference_t edge1_to[1];
+  amduat_reference_t edge2_from[1];
+  amduat_reference_t edge2_to[1];
+  amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t snapshot;
+  amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t snap_before = 0;
+  amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t snap_after = 0;
+  amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t store_epoch = 0;
+  amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_t scan;
+  char *root = NULL;
+  char *manifest_path = NULL;
+  int exit_code = 1;
+  bool fs_ready = false;
+
+  memset(&tgk_config, 0, sizeof(tgk_config));
+  memset(&fs, 0, sizeof(fs));
+  memset(&edge1, 0, sizeof(edge1));
+  memset(&edge2, 0, sizeof(edge2));
+  memset(&ref_edge1, 0, sizeof(ref_edge1));
+  memset(&ref_edge2, 0, sizeof(ref_edge2));
+  memset(&snapshot, 0, sizeof(snapshot));
+  edge_bytes[0] = amduat_octets(NULL, 0);
+  edge_bytes[1] = amduat_octets(NULL, 0);
+
+  root = make_temp_root();
+  if (root == NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot temp root failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (!join_path(root, "manifest.txt", &manifest_path)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot manifest path failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+
+  asl_config.encoding_profile_id = AMDUAT_ENC_ASL1_CORE_V1;
+  asl_config.hash_id = AMDUAT_HASH_ASL1_ID_SHA256;
+  if (!amduat_asl_store_fs_init(&asl_fs, asl_config, root)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot asl store fs init failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  amduat_asl_store_init(&asl_store, asl_config, amduat_asl_store_fs_ops(),
+                        &asl_fs);
+
+  domains[0].encoding_profile = AMDUAT_ENC_ASL1_CORE_V1;
+  domains[0].hash_id = AMDUAT_HASH_ASL1_ID_SHA256;
+  edge_tags[0] = TYPE_TAG_TGK1_EDGE_V1;
+  edge_types[0] = 0x10;
+  encodings[0] = TGK1_EDGE_ENC_V1;
+
+  tgk_config.id_space.domains = domains;
+  tgk_config.id_space.domains_len = 1;
+  tgk_config.artifact_scope.description = amduat_octets(NULL, 0);
+  tgk_config.tgk_profiles.edge_tags = edge_tags;
+  tgk_config.tgk_profiles.edge_tags_len = 1;
+  tgk_config.tgk_profiles.edge_types = edge_types;
+  tgk_config.tgk_profiles.edge_types_len = 1;
+  tgk_config.tgk_profiles.encodings = encodings;
+  tgk_config.tgk_profiles.encodings_len = 1;
+
+  node_a = make_ref(0xa1, digest_node_a);
+  node_b = make_ref(0xb1, digest_node_b);
+  node_c = make_ref(0xc1, digest_node_c);
+  payload1 = make_ref(0xe1, digest_payload1);
+  payload2 = make_ref(0xe2, digest_payload2);
+  ref_edge2 = make_ref(0x82, digest_edge2);
+
+  edge1.type = 0x10;
+  edge1_from[0] = node_a;
+  edge1.from = edge1_from;
+  edge1.from_len = 1;
+  edge1_to[0] = node_b;
+  edge1.to = edge1_to;
+  edge1.to_len = 1;
+  edge1.payload = payload1;
+
+  edge2.type = 0x10;
+  edge2_from[0] = node_a;
+  edge2.from = edge2_from;
+  edge2.from_len = 1;
+  edge2_to[0] = node_c;
+  edge2.to = edge2_to;
+  edge2.to_len = 1;
+  edge2.payload = payload2;
+
+  if (!amduat_enc_tgk1_edge_encode_v1(&edge1, &edge_bytes[0]) ||
+      !amduat_enc_tgk1_edge_encode_v1(&edge2, &edge_bytes[1])) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot edge encode failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+
+  if (amduat_asl_store_put(
+          &asl_store,
+          amduat_artifact_with_type(edge_bytes[0],
+                                    amduat_type_tag(TYPE_TAG_TGK1_EDGE_V1)),
+          &ref_edge1) != AMDUAT_ASL_STORE_OK) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot asl store put failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+
+  {
+    amduat_reference_t refs[1];
+    refs[0] = ref_edge1;
+    if (!write_manifest(manifest_path, refs, 1)) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot manifest write failed\n");
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_fs_init(&fs, tgk_config, manifest_path,
+                                AMDUAT_FORMAT_REF_HEX, &asl_store)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot tgk store fs init failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  fs_ready = true;
+  amduat_tgk_store_init(&store, tgk_config, amduat_tgk_store_fs_ops(), &fs);
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot(&store, &snapshot)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot capture failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(&snapshot.store, &snap_before)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot id failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_ingest_artifact(
+          &store, ref_edge2,
+          amduat_artifact_with_type(edge_bytes[1],
+                                    amduat_type_tag(TYPE_TAG_TGK1_EDGE_V1)))) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot ingest failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(&store, &store_epoch)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot store epoch failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(&snapshot.store, &snap_after)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot id recheck failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (snap_after != snap_before) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot epoch drifted\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (store_epoch == snap_before) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot store epoch did not advance\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_scan_edges(&snapshot.store,
+                                   (amduat_tgk_edge_type_filter_t){0},
+                                   amduat_octets(NULL, 0), false, &scan)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot scan failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (scan.edges.len != 1 ||
+      !amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[0].edge_ref, ref_edge1)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs snapshot scan mismatch\n");
+    amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_scan_edges(&store,
+                                   (amduat_tgk_edge_type_filter_t){0},
+                                   amduat_octets(NULL, 0), false, &scan)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs store scan failed\n");
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  if (scan.edges.len != 2) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "fs store scan count mismatch\n");
+    amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+    goto cleanup;
+  }
+  {
+    size_t seen_edge1 = 0;
+    size_t seen_edge2 = 0;
+    size_t i;
+    for (i = 0; i < scan.edges.len; ++i) {
+      if (amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[i].edge_ref, ref_edge1)) {
+        seen_edge1++;
+      } else if (amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[i].edge_ref,
+                                     ref_edge2)) {
+        seen_edge2++;
+      } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "fs store scan unexpected ref\n");
+        amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+        goto cleanup;
+      }
+    }
+    if (seen_edge1 != 1 || seen_edge2 != 1) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "fs store scan refs mismatch\n");
+      amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+      goto cleanup;
+    }
+  }
+  amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+
+  exit_code = 0;
+
+cleanup:
+  amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_free(&snapshot);
+  if (fs_ready) {
+    amduat_tgk_store_fs_free(&fs);
+  }
+  free((void *)edge_bytes[0].data);
+  free((void *)edge_bytes[1].data);
+  free_ref(&ref_edge1);
+  free(manifest_path);
+  if (root != NULL) {
+    remove_tree(root);
+  }
+  free(root);
+  return exit_code;
+}
+
 int main(void) {
   if (test_manifest_load() != 0 ||
       test_init_rejects_duplicate_hash_id() != 0 ||
       test_manifest_duplicate_refs() != 0 ||
-      test_ingest_remove_epoch() != 0) {
+      test_ingest_remove_epoch() != 0 ||
+      test_snapshot_consistency() != 0) {
     return 1;
   }
   return 0;
diff --git a/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_mem.c b/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_mem.c
index 0d74867..6fd7120 100644
--- a/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_mem.c
+++ b/tests/tgk/test_tgk_store_mem.c
@@ -1047,6 +1047,91 @@ cleanup_mem:
   return exit_code;
 }
 
+static int test_snapshot_consistency(void) {
+  test_env_t env;
+  amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_t snapshot;
+  amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t snap_before = 0;
+  amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t snap_after = 0;
+  amduat_tgk_snapshot_id_t store_epoch = 0;
+  amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_t scan;
+  int exit_code = 1;
+
+  memset(&snapshot, 0, sizeof(snapshot));
+  if (!init_env(&env)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot env init failed\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot(&env.store, &snapshot)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot capture failed\n");
+    goto cleanup_env;
+  }
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(&snapshot.store, &snap_before)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot id failed\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_remove_artifact(&env.store, env.ref_edge3)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot remove failed\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(&env.store, &store_epoch)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot store epoch failed\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_id(&snapshot.store, &snap_after)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot id recheck failed\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  if (snap_after != snap_before) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot epoch drifted\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  if (store_epoch == snap_before) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "store epoch did not advance\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_scan_edges(&snapshot.store,
+                                   (amduat_tgk_edge_type_filter_t){0},
+                                   amduat_octets(NULL, 0), false, &scan)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot scan failed\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  if (scan.edges.len != 3 ||
+      !amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[0].edge_ref, env.ref_edge2) ||
+      !amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[1].edge_ref, env.ref_edge1) ||
+      !amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[2].edge_ref, env.ref_edge3)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "snapshot scan mismatch\n");
+    amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+
+  if (!amduat_tgk_store_scan_edges(&env.store,
+                                   (amduat_tgk_edge_type_filter_t){0},
+                                   amduat_octets(NULL, 0), false, &scan)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "store scan failed\n");
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  if (scan.edges.len != 2 ||
+      !amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[0].edge_ref, env.ref_edge2) ||
+      !amduat_reference_eq(scan.edges.edges[1].edge_ref, env.ref_edge1)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "store scan mismatch\n");
+    amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+    goto cleanup_snapshot;
+  }
+  amduat_tgk_graph_scan_result_free(&scan);
+
+  exit_code = 0;
+
+cleanup_snapshot:
+  amduat_tgk_store_snapshot_free(&snapshot);
+cleanup_env:
+  free_env(&env);
+  return exit_code;
+}
+
 static int test_resolve_edge_unsupported(const test_env_t *env) {
   amduat_reference_t ref;
   amduat_tgk_edge_body_t body;
@@ -1264,6 +1349,7 @@ int main(void) {
       test_scan_edges_pagination() != 0 ||
       test_ingest_remove_epoch() != 0 ||
       test_ingest_batch_epoch() != 0 ||
+      test_snapshot_consistency() != 0 ||
       test_type_filter(&env) != 0 ||
       test_ordering(&env) != 0 ||
       test_adjacency(&env) != 0 ||